Across the sea between Onigashima and Udon, countless massive warships blanketed the ocean.
Beast Pirate flags flew high from their masts, while savage black cannon barrels gleamed like ferocious beasts forcing their way through raging waves, reflecting the night sky and competing with the stars for brilliance.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sudden roar of cannon fire rang out as a barrage of shells streaked through the night under cover of darkness, hurtling toward the Beast Pirates' fleet.
"Ambush! Evade the shells!"
"Gifters, provide cover!"
"Confirm the enemy's position! A large number of ships have appeared on both flanks!"
Naval warfare was already commonplace for the Beast Pirates' fleet. Years of bloody fighting had long been etched into their minds as instinct.
The Gifters, who had eaten artificial Zoan Fruits, were the first to leap out and provide cover.
At the same time, the Headliners commanding their respective warships reacted swiftly, directing the gunners to intercept the incoming fire.
"Battleship cannon angles calibrated!"
"Fire!"
"Whoever they are, blast them to pieces!"
"Yes!"
Boom boom boom!!
Boom boom boom!!
At the Headliners' thunderous shouts, rows of cannon muzzles roared like the howls of savage beasts. Shells poured forth, soaring into the sky through smoke and fire.
For a time, cannon fire boomed like thunder. Flames shot into the sky over the churning sea, and shells trailing fiery tails interwove into a magnificent yet cruel rain of red meteors.
Without any warning, the two fleets launched into a colossal war that would be recorded in history the instant they met.
"Where did so many warships suddenly come from?"
"Not only that, their firepower is ridiculously excessive."
Only then did the Beast Pirates have the chance to examine the enemy that had ambushed them.
On an even larger ship at the head of the